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Newspaper
Cambridge Herald
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1890
Page
2
The notice states that the item was entered at the Cambridge Ohio post office as second class mail matter, indicating its mailing status for rate and handling.
Speaker Reed's rule on a quorum is set to be adopted by the Senate, signaling a procedural shift. The move aims to clarify voting thresholds and streamline legislative action amid ongoing sessions.
The president plans to be present at the Garfield monument dedication in Cleveland on May 30 as fires rage in the northwest and early week snow storms persist.
A report lists nine members of the present House of Congress who have died: Barnes, Gay, Cox, Nutting, Kelley, Townshend, Laird, Randall, and Wilber. In the Senate only one member remains alive: Beck.
The Republican Congressional Convention for the district is expected to run long with multiple candidates in every county, some counties listing more than one contender.
A report from a West Virginia town recounts a 101 year old man marrying a 1 year old, with both attendants well past seventy. The unusual ceremony drew attention as a rare marriage in a small community.
The United States public debt is down by 61 125 891 since June 30 1939. Cash in the Treasury available to reduce debt totals 444 390 903. The total debt with interest reaches 1 595 043 296. Debt minus available cash equals 1 051 451 393. Treasury cash rises to 632 254 783.
The execution of murderer Kemler in New York was stayed by a writ of habeas corpus and scheduled for June 17. The claim argues the electric chair violates the constitution by prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment, and notes the case is an experiment with potential bungling and fear of failure.
Senator James B. Beck of Kentucky died at the Baltimore and Potomac depot in Washington from paralysis of the heart. A leading Democrat, he had been ill but was improving. He was renowned in public life and valued for personal friendship across party lines.
Last Thursday May 1 demonstrations drew thousands of workers in the United States and Europe. The marches aimed at an eight hour day and to show worker strength, with few disturbances and growing calls for arbitration to settle labor disputes.
The piece notes rapid town building along the canal line, with forty towns fading in four years and two-thirds of Colon’s businesses and shipping trade disappearing. It says jungle grass hides the canal works and the Isthmus is quiet, awaiting the canal’s revival to life.
The eleventh General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South meets in St Louis on May 10. The split arose in 1844 over slavery with Bishop Andrew and a Georgia slaveholding widow. Northern Methodists opposed a slaveholding bishop while Southern Methodists supported him. The split predates the Civil War and remains unresolved in the current article.
Rome dispatch reveals the papal letter urging German bishops to take a more active role in resolving labor and capital disputes. The Holy See says the church will guide social questions more than civil authorities, using priests’ paternal authority to aid the poor, educate children, and ease life’s burdens while fostering heavenly treasures.
The House approved a bill to pay an eight dollar monthly pension to every honorably discharged veteran over 60, widows of such veterans aged 60 or with no other income, and veterans disabled by mental or physical illness. The program would cost about 42 million dollars.
The Kentucky Legislature will choose a successor to Senator Beck on May 13. Leading candidates include Ex Speaker Carlisle Ex Governor Proctor Knott Congressman McCreary State Senator William Lindsay Lieutenant Governor Bryan and Henry Watterson. The piece notes Kentucky’s long line of prominent figures and contrasts immigration appeal in South America with the harsher welcome in the United States.
The Ohio Grand Army of the Republic held a large encampment in Cincinnati last week electing Patrick H. Dowling Toledo as Department Commander C M Hassler Dayton as Senior Vice Commander E S Grant Cleveland as Junior Vice Commander M Gaway Xenia as Medical Director Rev Jobo I Wilson Coshocton as Chaplain The Woman s Relief Corps also elected Ada J Clark Canton as Department President Celia F Baldwin Akron as Senior Vice President Sallie W Winans Troy as Junior Vice President Emma F Koons Canton as Treasurer The group urged Congress to pass a per diem service pension law and urged continued Memorial Day observances across posts.
Edward P Hill and Nancy M Hill divorce case dismissed by plaintiff at his costs. Louie McKiraban against William Rainey for bastardy results in guilty verdict. adjudged father to pay $50 cash and $50 every six weeks from Sept 1 1890, plus costs, and held until paid or secured.
Under John Smith Post No 538 Winchester, comrades meet at Post Headquarters at o O clock to visit Clear Fork cemetery at 10 AM for decoration. Then Teterick and Antrim cemeteries with 2 PM and 4:30 PM times, dinner in Winchester, and an evening camp fire. Revs Boyd Kaho Titus to lecture. invitation to old soldiers and Sabbath schools.
North Salem reports splendid wheat and growing weather with prices for butter eggs and potatoes. Local officials progress through township assessments while construction on the George Bell farm derrick nears completion. Inclement weather kept U P church service quiet and families cope with illness and accidents as a tornado was heard nearby.
Bautimer Missouri May 1 1890 Ohio tobacco market was quiet with sales only a few hundred birds chiefly air cured for export. Regie contract for 1800000 kilos to be adjudicated June 5, demand expected firmer as season progresses. Buyers return from Europe but await Regie results. outlook favorable for new crop with strong demand for better grades. Total inspections of Ohio tobacco reach 240 birds.
The article reports C W Davis's estimate of twenty years of shrinking farm profits, driven by output outpacing population growth. It notes declines in per acre returns for corn wheat oats and cattle values, with overall net losses amid oversupply and shifting markets post railroad expansion and Suez Canal development.
The Rev. Dr. Locke of East Liverpool Ohio delivered a sermon praising Samuel J. Randall. He lauded Randall as a fearless partisan Democrat with unwavering principles who fought for what he believed was right. The preacher viewed Randall as incorruptible, merit-based, and a beacon against corruption in public life.
The item lists fruit frost damage, grain planting in rain and mud, and multiple residents and visitors. Names include David Marlatt Logan, Wm Gibson Kimbolton, F. W. Peiter Newcomerstown, James Montgomery Guernsey, Miss Mary Earley Newcomerstown, Miss Ella Wilson Guernsey, Annie Carr Marlatt's Run, Lizzie Mercer Marlatt's Run, Annie Schwyhart Indian Camp, Frank Mercer Newcomerstown, C. R. Mercer Brownstown Indiana, and W. S. Hazlett Guernsey. Also plans for a new granary and local hiring in stone masonry.
The Woman's Journal printed a complete state by state summary of laws affecting women's voting rights. Montana grants full suffrage to women taxpaying voters. other states offer school suffrage with varying limits. The list of exceptions includes Alabama Arkansas Delaware Florida Georgia Maryland Mississippi Missouri Nevada North Carolina South Carolina Ohio Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia Alaska Indian Territory New Mexico and Utah.
An advertisement asserts deafness from inflamed mucous lining of the eustachian tube can only be cured by constitutional remedies. It claims nine of ten cases arise from catarrh and offers a $1000 reward for any case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars available free from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
Local pastors feud in Norfolk Va over first place in church leadership. One pastor hired a skilled choir leader and drew the largest crowd, then the rival hired a fifteen piece brass band to outshine him, attracting huge audiences and collections.
This remedy is widely praised as a purer medicine that cures liver and kidney diseases, removes skin blemishes, and cleanses the blood. It drives malaria from the system and claims to prevent and cure malarial fevers, headaches, consumption, and indigestion. Entire satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded at 50c and 1 per bottle.
A country youth told a tale at a harbor area store recounting how a green stump split by a plow caught his pantaloons as he plowed new land. He pulled free by jerking the stump from the ground with the plow and horse, a yarn printed by the St Clairsville Gazette.
Union that this cure helped H Morris of Newark Arkansas and Jesse Middlewart of Decatur Ohio recover from lung disease after doctors declared incurable. They praise the medicine and offer free sample bottles at D M Hawthorne’s drug store.
The May issue of The Magazine of American History showcases Spanish Pioneer Houses in California by Charles Howardstinn, a frontispiece after Wilkie depicting Columbus, portraits of Philip Livingston, and essays on Kentucky autonomy 1744 1792 by Ethelbert D. Warfield, the Massachusetts Bay Psalm Book 1640 by Clement Ferguson, a Century of Cabinet Ministers by George M. Pavy, Lamb’s frontispiece note, and a new Historic Societies list. The publication lists eight departments and aims to be a leading historical periodical, issued five times a year from 743 Broadway, New York.
A letter praises the Specific by the Swifth Co for a ten year old girl whose scarlet fever left a weak constitution and a dislocated hip with long running abscesses. After repeated treatments the abscesses healed, appetite and health restored. The note includes a free mail treatise and an Excursion to the West by B&O with round trip fare and 30 day return validity.
A dialogic snippet shows a woman addressing George with a tremulous tone before revealing she is getting a ring on her finger. The scene blends affectionate restraint and subtle reproach as the couple weighs commitment and timing. A stray business line about lumber appears, hinting at an ad insert amid the clipping.
A London or Cincinnati based advertisement claims the Golden Specific cures thousands of drinkers whether moderate or alcoholic by adding it to their coffee without knowledge. It guarantees no harm and offers a circular with full particulars from GOLDEN SPECIFIC CO at 185 Race St Cincinnati Ohio.
Mrs. Mary E. seeks purchase of any kind of field seeds for cash value. Contact to discuss options and arrangements for immediate sale or purchase.
The Cambridge Ohio post office lists advertised letters for May 8 1890 including Miss Stella Barclay Mrs Della Peyton Mrs May Brown J H Springer J W Baker Miss Leona Stout Miss Emma Bell Mc Speer Robi Crawford F F Swanson Rachel Fattie Tom Sproul Jno Hutton WD Speer Miss Elia McCandless Benj F Vance Miss Annie Pool Thos Young J B Taylor P M Please call and say you are advertised.
A salve claims to cure bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands and more with guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. Sold by D. M. Hawthorne for 25 cents per box. December 5, 1889.
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